Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. lx-lxiii
Description
Looks at Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) as an effective treatment model for parents who either have difficulty with appropriate parenting skills or children with behavioural problems.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page lx.
Geraldine Forbes Isais, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, speaks about Lou Weller's life as an architect and supporter of the school.
Duration: 59:28.
Looks at the recommendations that were generated by youth, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in four workshops during the seminar.
"November 7-8, 2009. Conference Report"
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series; 04-019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study which conducted survey of service providers and facilities in select Canadian cities, and five individuals with the disease. Found that existing facilities were under-utilized and more culturally relevant options were needed.
Originally published in 2004, revised in 2010.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 7-27
Description
Concludes that "early childhood educators should encourage and support Indigenous parents', families', and communities' efforts to ensure that their children acquire their Indigenous languages and cultures by identifying, embracing and incorporating Indigenous perspectives on how children learn in early childhood programs and classrooms".
Overview of project which gathered information from traditional knowledge holders to identify concepts and information needed to define Inuit food security and overarching drivers of security and insecurity.
"Plenary paper at the conference The Real California Gold: Indigenous & Immigrant Heritage Languages of California, University of California Davis, May 7-8, 2010."
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 29-51
Description
Looks at the relationship between nature and culture on the Northwest Coast, and also examines the contrasts between the natural and the supernatural of western and Coast Salish peoples.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014, pp. 20-23
Description
Discusses teaching and learning about cultural knowledge as a community endeavor that can facilitate the preservation of Tohono O'odham culture and tradition.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 362-373
Description
Contends that a Community Based/Tribally Based Participatory approach (CBPR/TPR) was the best practice approach and was congruent with the community's Tribal culture.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, The Governance of Indigenous Information, 2014, pp. 1-32
Description
Looks at the efforts to improve the governance of data between governments and Indigenous organizations and communities and presents a selection of initiatives undertaken in Canada, the United States and Australia.
English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Looks at four narratives: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer, Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen, and Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 89-104
Description
Comments on the "chain of symbolic associations between the Indigenous, in particular the Choctaw, and Lennon and The Beatles that extends across much of the novel".
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2014, pp. 287-318
Description
Looks at the current violence caused by drug and human trafficking, challenges to addressing the problem, and review of initiatives to fix the challenges.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2014, pp. 287-318
Description
Looks at two American Indian Nations, that are recognized as drug conduits, and discusses possible solutions to the challenges faced by these and other Nations.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 1, 2014, pp. 23-41
Description
Study looked one predominately White institution lacking Native American organizations and found that increased social interactions had a positive impact on grades, but reduced graduation rates.
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 06
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jennie Joe
Description
Webcast of a presentation from Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium regarding the connection between health and the environment.
Duration: 23:47.
Authors look at the retention and graduation rates of American Indian post-secondary students and suggests recommendations to increase retention rates.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
Description
Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-20
Description
Looks at a public policy tool, UNDRIP, for developing national policy to support resource and land management consultations that are based on free, prior and informed consent.